The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-17

The following is the text of the pen
sion bill passed by congress, granting
pensions to dependent parents and dis
abled soldiers and sailors:
Be it enacted, &C., That in consid-
ering the pension claims of dependent
parents, the fact and cause of death,
and the fact that the soldier left no
widow or minor children, having been
shown as required by law, it shall be
necessary only to show by competent
and sufficient evidence that such pa
rent or parents are without other
present means of support than their
own manual labor or the contributions
of others not legally bound for their
support. Provided, That no pension
allowed under this act shall commence
prior to its passage, and in case of ap-
plicatiOn hereafter made under this
act the pension shall commence from
the date of the filing of the applica-
ton in the pension Office.
Sec. 2. That all persons who served
three months or more in the military
or naval service of the United States
in any war in which the United States
has been engaged, and Who have been
honorably discharged therefrom, and
who are now or who may hereafter be
suffering from mental or physical dis
ability, not the result of their own vic
ious habits or gross carelessneSs;
which incapacitates them from the
performance of labor in such degree
that they are unable to earn support.
and who are dependent upon their la
Dor for support, shall, upon making
| due proof of the fact according to such
| rules and regulations as the secretary
of the Interior may provide in purSu-
| ance of this act, be placed on the list
of invalid pensioners of the United
States, and be entitled to receive, for
such total inability to procure a sub
SiStance by daily labor, $l2 per
month; and each pension shall COM
| mence from date of filing of the APP
plication in the pension office, upon
proof that the disability then existed.
and continue during the existence of
| the same in the degree herein provide
ed: Provided, that persons who are
| now receiving pensions under existing
laws, or whose claims are pending i'll
the pension office, may, by application
| to the commissioner of pensions, i'll
such forms as he may prescribe, re-
| ceive the benefits of this act; but moth
| ing herein contained shall be 50 con-
| structed as to allow more than one
| pension at the same time to the same
person or penSioner to commence prior
! to the passage of this act, and pro-
vided further, that rank in the service
shall not be considered in the applica-
ton filed Hereunder.
| Sec. 8. That no agent, attorney, OF
| other person instrumental in the pre-
| Sentation and prosecution of claim
| under this act shall demand or receive
for his services or fundamentally in
presenting or prosecuting such claim q
sum greater than s., payable only
upon the order of the commissioner OF
pensions, by the pension agent making
payment OF the pension allowed, eX
cept in cases heretofore prosecuted be
fore the pension Office, when, in the
discretion of the commissioner of pen
sionS, fee of $40 may be allowed il
like manner to the agent or attorney
of record in the case at the date of thu
passage of this act; and any agent o.
attorney, or other person instrumental
in the prosecution of a claim under thi
act who shall demand or receive a sun
greater than that herein provided for
for his services in the prosecution o
the claim, shall be subject to the sam,
penalties as prescribed in section o
the act of July, entitled "An act max
ing appropriations for the payment o
|. invalid or other pensions of the Unit
ed States for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1885, and other purposes"
Sec. 4. That section 4716 of the re
vised statutes is hereby modified S
that the same shall not apply to this act
Provided, That this act shall not az
, ply to those persons under politica
disabilities. And no person shall b
, pensioned under this act for an
disability incurred while engaged i
the military service against the Unite
States